'A clockwork orange' comparison of book and film
“‘A Clockwork Orange’ comparison of the book and film.”
A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian nightmarish fantasy of a near-future England, where teenage hooligans neglect the somewhat standing laws of society, and take control of the streets after dark. The novel's main character, fifteen year old Alex, and his three 'droogs,' take place in all-night acts of random violence and total destruction. This dark image Burgess has presented to the reader portrays his view of what he believed would be a potentially realisation of what could happen in a situation where children become ravenous, independent savages whom believe ‘fun’ is causing chaos and madness and inflicting brutal damage to others without thought.
One of the important similarities between Anthony Burgess's contemporary novel and Stanley Kubrick's movie of A Clockwork Orange is the interpretation of what the true meaning of a "clockwork orange" is, which is important because it is the basis for the entire story. In A Clockwork Orange, Alex is only a "clockwork orange," something mechanical that appears organic. By this I mean that although Alex is human, and capable to say and think whatever he chooses, he cannot, for in fact he is being used like a machine by the government, doing whatever they desire with him.
From the similarity between the interpretation of what the true meaning of a "clockwork orange" in both Anthony Burgess's contemporary novel and Stanley Kubrick's movie of A Clockwork Orange comes the difference in how the government proves Alex to be like a "clockwork orange," after having already completed the "Ludovico Technique." In Anthony Burgess's novel, they prove Alex to be like a "clockwork orange" by showing him certain grotesque pictures and asking him what he felt. In Stanley Kubrick's outstanding movie, they proved Alex to be like a "clockwork orange" by placing him on a stage with actors and presenting it in front of the important members of the government. "Please, I must do
A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian nightmarish fantasy of a near-future England, where teenage hooligans neglect the somewhat standing laws of society, and take control of the streets after dark. The novel's main character, fifteen year old Alex, and his three 'droogs,' take place in all-night acts of random violence and total destruction. This dark image Burgess has presented to the reader portrays his view of what he believed would be a potentially realisation of what could happen in a situation where children become ravenous, independent savages whom believe ‘fun’ is causing chaos and madness and inflicting brutal damage to others without thought.
One of the important similarities between Anthony Burgess's contemporary novel and Stanley Kubrick's movie of A Clockwork Orange is the interpretation of what the true meaning of a "clockwork orange" is, which is important because it is the basis for the entire story. In A Clockwork Orange, Alex is only a "clockwork orange," something mechanical that appears organic. By this I mean that although Alex is human, and capable to say and think whatever he chooses, he cannot, for in fact he is being used like a machine by the government, doing whatever they desire with him.
From the similarity between the interpretation of what the true meaning of a "clockwork orange" in both Anthony Burgess's contemporary novel and Stanley Kubrick's movie of A Clockwork Orange comes the difference in how the government proves Alex to be like a "clockwork orange," after having already completed the "Ludovico Technique." In Anthony Burgess's novel, they prove Alex to be like a "clockwork orange" by showing him certain grotesque pictures and asking him what he felt. In Stanley Kubrick's outstanding movie, they proved Alex to be like a "clockwork orange" by placing him on a stage with actors and presenting it in front of the important members of the government. "Please, I must do